Mission Graduates provides a friendly and supportive environment with other motivated faculty members, helping K-12 students in San Francisco’s Mission District.
Highlights
- Gain on the ground experience working directly with students at one of our schools in the San Francisco Unified School District
- Receive training on a variety of topics including teaching methodologies, lesson planning, classroom management
- Help build cultural and educational bridges with students and their families
- Work in a friendly and supportive environment with a team of amazing educators
Key Responsibilities & Primary Duties
- Plan and lead daily academic and enrichment activities for about twenty students
- Utilize standards-based curriculum to write lesson plans infusing students literacy development;
- Lead an enrichment class (i.e. art, drumming, gardening) each semester;
- Develop and integrate college "culture-building" activities into the classroom;
- Coordinate and support volunteers in classroom;
- Develop a nurturing, safe, respectful, multicultural learning environment.
- Support students to reach specific literacy benchmarks
- Facilitate vocabulary building and reading comprehension activities that build upon the "school day" learning objectives;
- Design, develop and implement theme and project-based learning projects that supports student academic and personal achievement.
- Build cultural and educational bridges with students and their families.
- Assist in community outreach, parent communication, and volunteer supervision;
- Coordinate on-going communication and feedback systems with families, teachers and volunteers;
- Assist in the daily operations of the EDP including supervising youth, administrative tasks and staff development;
- Maintain accurate youth files and records, i.e. attendance, student behavior, and other evaluation forms to track student progress;
- Participate in staff development, team and supervision meetings;
- Provide overall support of the program, including support for field trips, special events and parent workshops;
- Plan and coordinate field trips, parent events, and other school-wide events;
- Serve as part of larger Mission Graduates team;
- Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
- Strong interest in education and teaching
- Understanding of youth development principles;
- Passion for working with students and youth is a must, as well as a willingness to explore alternative, non-institutional teaching methods;
- Must be able to relate effectively to diverse communities and demonstrate understanding of cultural diversity;
- Bilingual Spanish/English fluency is preferred;
- TB test clearance mandatory prior to hire;
- Experience working in communities of color with low-income populations;
- Candidates must be flexible, well organized and able to take initiative.